Question

Turkey surprise needs to be 225% of original recipe, 2 1/2 pound Turkey

Cherries, equal to 1/4 of amount of Turkey
Chocolate drops, equal to 0.35 of the amount of cherries
How many ounces of chocolate drops will there be needed
HINT: 1 Pound is the same as 16 ounces

Answer 1

`7 (7)/(8)\ oz`

Explanation:

we know that

The original recipe has

2 1/2 pounds turkey

Convert to an improper fraction

`2(1)/(2)\ lb=(5)/(2)\ lb`

Cherries, equal to 1⁄4 of the amount of turkey

so

Multiply the pounds of turkey by 1/4

`Cherries=((1)/(4))(5)/(2)=(5)/(8)\ lb`

Chocolate drops, equal to 0.35 of the amount of cherries

so

Multiply the pounds of cherries by 0.35

`Chocolate\ drops=0.35((5)/(8))=0.21875\ lb`

Remember that

`1\ lb=16\ oz`

Convert to ounces

`0.21875\ lb=0.21875(16)=3.5\ oz\\225\%=225/100=2.25`

Multiply the ounces of Chocolate drops of the original recipe by 2.25

`2.25(3.5)=7.875\ oz`

Convert to mixed number

`7.875\ oz=7+0.875=7+(875)/(1,000)=7 (7)/(8)\ oz`